Morning Filter: EWS quota verdict today

1. Supreme Court to pronounce EWS quota verdict today A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce judgment today on the challenge to the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the ‘economically weaker sections [EWS] of the society’ but excludes the ‘poorest of poor’ among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from its ambit. 2. COP27 | UN climate summit opens in Egypt, India focuses on climate finance Delegates at the the U.N.’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change on the formal agenda for the first time. The Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will address heads of states. 3. Bharat Jodo Yatra to arrive in Nanded on Monday The Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Maharashtra’s Nanded district around 9 pm today from neighbouring Telangana, the party said. 4. Proceedings of CJI U U Lalit-led ceremonial bench to be live streamed today The Supreme Court will live stream the proceedings of the ceremonial bench headed by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Monday as it will be his last working day. 5. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls high-level meet on lifting curbs Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai has scheduled a high-level meeting today to discuss lifting the curbs in Delhi-NCR region due to air pollution. Revoking curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under the final stage of an action plan to combat air pollution could prove to be a hasty decision, experts said and advised caution. 6. Delhi BJP to begin vetting candidates for MCD polls from Monday In view of a narrow window to nominate candidates for MCD polls, Delhi BJP will send teams of observers in the districts on Monday to shortlist names of probable candidates on 250 wards, party leaders have said. 7. Tourism ministry to take part in World Travel Market from Monday in London India is participating in the three-day World Travel Mart starting Monday in London to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism, the government has said. [logo] The Morning Filter 07 NOVEMBER 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Supreme Court to pronounce EWS quota verdict today A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce judgment today on the challenge to the [validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment]( provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the ‘economically weaker sections [EWS] of the society’ but excludes the ‘poorest of poor’ among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from its ambit. 2. COP27 | UN climate summit opens in Egypt, India focuses on climate finance [ Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the COP-27 meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt on Sunday. ] Delegates at the the U.N.’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change on the formal agenda for the first time. The Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will address heads of states. 3. Bharat Jodo Yatra to arrive in Nanded on Monday The Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Maharashtra’s Nanded district around 9 pm today from neighbouring Telangana, the party said. 4. Proceedings of CJI U U Lalit-led ceremonial bench to be live streamed today [ Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the COP-27 meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt on Sunday. ] The Supreme Court will live stream the proceedings of the ceremonial bench headed by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Monday as it will be his last working day. 5. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls high-level meet on lifting curbs [ An anti-smog gun being used to spray water droplets to curb air pollution, in New Delhi] Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai has scheduled a high-level meeting today to discuss lifting the curbs in Delhi-NCR region due to air pollution. Revoking curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under the final stage of an action plan to combat air pollution could prove to be a hasty decision, experts said and advised caution. 6. Delhi BJP to begin vetting candidates for MCD polls from Monday In view of a narrow window to nominate candidates for MCD polls, Delhi BJP will send teams of observers in the districts on Monday to shortlist names of probable candidates on 250 wards, party leaders have said. 7. Tourism ministry to take part in World Travel Market from Monday in London India is participating in the three-day World Travel Mart starting Monday in London to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism, the government has said. 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